A View of the Evidences of Christianity

Written by William Paley in 1794, A View of the Evidences of Christianity is a classic intellectual defence of Christianity.

William Paley (Author)

9781108000956, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 July 2009

408 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg

This two-volume book by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics is divided into three parts in which Paley discusses the historical evidence for Christianity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. In the second volume, Paley addresses popular objections to the truth of Christianity, the character of Jesus Christ, the candour of the New Testament writers, the differences between Islam and Christianity, the Jewish rejection of Christ, and how the faith spread throughout the world. Paley's intellectual defence of Christianity was one of the most popular of the day, and his work is considered a direct forerunner to the contemporary theory of intelligent design.

Part II. Of the Auxiliary Evidences of Christianity
Part III. A Brief Consideration of some Popular Objections.

Subject Areas: History of ideas [JFCX]